故事发生在一个叫Aegis 7的星球上，人类的采矿队伍在开发资源的同时发现了一座神秘的遗迹并把它完好的保留了起来。五个星期后星球上发生了一连串暴力袭击事件，大批矿工神秘失踪死亡。然而地球总部仍然决定把遗迹运送到地球，作为科学研究。Ishimura（石村）号太空飞船成为了 负责这次任务的主要单位。 　　Dead Space is a 2008 comic book prequel to the video game of the same name. It is published by Image Comics and is written by Antony Johnston, with art by Ben Templesmith. An animated version of the comic was available to download via Xbox LIVE, PSN and various game review sites such as Gametrailers.com in summer 2008. The comics in their animated form can be unlocked in Dead Space: Extraction.